Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Kathryn had fought back.

At first, when her adoptive brothers beat her, she resisted with everything she had.

They were older and stronger, but she refused to go down without a fight. She threw anything she could get her hands on at them.

One time, she even grabbed a hatchet and chased them across the village.

They were terrified.

Even when her adoptive mother tried to punish her on their behalf, Kathryn didn't back down-she raised the hatchet and swung at her, too.

Her defiance finally shocked them into submission.

After that, they never dared to lay a hand on her again.

But she still had to live in that house, relying on them for food and shelter. The abuse didn't stop-it just took different forms. She was always hungry, always cold, never given decent clothes or a proper place to sleep.

And her adoptive father, the man who had brought her into that family, never once stepped in. He never defended her.

Kathryn hated him the most.

he was sent to prison, he later died of a so-called "illness" behind

the truth-her biological mother had arranged for his

anything,

returned to the Farrell family, her adoptive mother and brothers

drain

gave them

she had already built

adoptive family. She had no intention of

tormented her for years-why should

She wasn't a saint.

will ever happen again." Then he stood up, grabbed some ice, and carefully pressed it against her

down a

been beaten, her face was

to her with ice

Or Annenburg? It doesn't get too cold there, but summer lasts forever-seven

can turn on the air conditioner. But the cold? If there's no

endured as a child, but winter always haunted

used to suffer from

wealthy that she finally had warmth-heated

got frostbite